President Obama awards the Medal of Honor to former Marine Corps Cpl. Dakota Meyers - pics

[Kadie]

President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Honor to former Marine Corps Cpl. Dakota Meyers, 23, from Greensburg, Ky. , Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Cpl. Meyers was in Afghanistan's Kunar province in Sept. 2009 when he repeatedly ran through enemy fire to recover the bodies of fellow American troops. He is the first living Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in Iraq or Afghanistan.













U.S. first lady Michelle Obama hugs Mike Meyer, father of Dakota Meyer, after Dakota was awarded the Medal of Honor at the White House in Washington September 15, 2011. Former active duty Marine Corps Corporal Meyer, the third living recipient of the Medal of Honor for actions in Iraq and Afghanistan, was awarded the Medal of Honor for saving 36 lives from an ambush while serving as a member of a Marine embedded training team in Afghanistan on September 8, 2009.




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[Uncle Joe]

1. Those are some nice pics.

Semper Fi, Sgt Meyer.:patriot:

Thanks for the thread, Kadie.

[Kadie]

11. .

:hi:

[Uncle Joe]

20. .

:hi:

[peace13]

2. I'm speechless. n/t

[dennis4868]

3. thanks for posting...

that man is a true HERO! :-)

[RamboLiberal]

9. +1000 glad he is alive to receive

Great pics! :patriot:

[ileus]

4. American proud....+1

[Oceansaway]

5. thanks...n/t...

[demosincebirth]

6. Great pictures.

[lunatica]

7. Thank you Dakota Meyers

I am a pacifist, but being a realist I respect you and know you have great courage. I would welcome you on my side.

[malaise]

8. Nice pics

but I notice that Mike Meyer never smiles - war is pain.

[democrank]

10. What a brave young man.

Bless him

[Major Hogwash]

12. Outstanding!!

Great Marine, great name, and a great story.
I love this Marine.

[JI7]

13. they had beer together before this

[Scurrilous]

14. K & R

:thumbsup:

[MissDeeds]

15. Bless his heart

The loss of life he witnessed that day is evident on his face. I hope he will get past the horrors of war and live a long and happy life.



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[Joe Fields]

16. He deserves it, but what about his partner who drove the Humvee?

[MissDeeds]

17. My husband and I were talking about that

this evening. What happened to him? And why wasn't he recognized?

[Uncle Joe]

19. I believe he was awarded the Navy Cross.

[pinboy3niner]

21. Yes--he was awarded The Navy Cross...

...which is second only to the Medal of Honor:

Meyer and another Marine, Staff Sgt. Juan Rodriguez-Chavez, who received the Navy Cross for his actions that day, decided "we might as well go in there and help them," Meyer said.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44523883/ns/us_news-life

Semper Fi to boh of these Marines. :patriot:

[Major Hogwash]

18. Kick for Friday!

Semper Fi, Meyer!

[Major Hogwash]

22. Kick for Saturday!

These are great pictures. Thank you for putting them up at DU.